Grovefield Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.30502, -2.62733
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackcap +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Ramsons, Bramble +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Mistletoe, Small Teasel +185 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Mazegill, Toothed Crust, Blushing Bracket +7 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Oak Mazegill, Toothed Crust, Blushing Bracket +7 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Nursery, Berrington Court.
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Wildlife to spot
2,377 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Kestrel · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Goldcrest +19
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +38
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 Toothwort · Himalayan Balsam · Wild Teasel · Roman Nettle · Common Duckweed +27
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2022 Roman Nettle Urtica pilulifera2022 Common Duckweed Lemna minor2022 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,377 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Kestrel · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Grey Heron · Goldcrest +19
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Hedgehog · Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +38
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024 Toothwort · Himalayan Balsam · Wild Teasel · Roman Nettle · Common Duckweed +27
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2022 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2022 Roman Nettle Urtica pilulifera2022 Common Duckweed Lemna minor2022 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2021
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2021
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2021
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2021
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2021
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2021
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2021
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2021
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2021
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2021
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2021
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis2021
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2021
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2021
Loricula elegantula Loricula elegantula2021
Loricula elegantula Loricula elegantula2021
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2021
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2021
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2021
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2021
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2021
Syrphus Syrphus2021
Syrphus Syrphus2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2021
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2021
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2021
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2021
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021 2022
2022
Hemlock Conium maculatum2022
Hemlock Conium maculatum2022
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2022
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2022
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Aspen Populus tremula2021
Aspen Populus tremula2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Ivy Hedera helix2021
Ivy Hedera helix2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Hazel Corylus avellana2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2021
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2021
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2021
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
White Willow Salix alba2021
White Willow Salix alba2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2021
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2021
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2021
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2021
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2021
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2021
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2021
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2021
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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